It's springtime and that means there are a lot more open houses. Here are just a couple of things to keep in mind if you attend one:
1. When I tell you something, I probably mean it. I was once selling a home for a nice family that had a not-so-nice cat. It was actually on medication, Xanax or something, to calm it down. The day of the open house they actually gave the cat an extra dose to mellow her out.
When people came into the home I would tell them "the cat looks really nice, but she's not, so please don't touch her." You would have thought I told everyone to please make sure to pet the cat as you go by her! One attendee actually got bitten by the cat for not listening to me.
2. I don't want to contact you if you don't want me to. Please don't go to the trouble of making up a fake name/address/email/phone number. If you just say that you don't want to be contacted, I will leave you alone. I would much rather devote my time to people who want to work with me.
3. When the homeowner moves out, they will be taking their stuff with them. I promise. So please don't spend a lot of time criticizing their taste in dining room furniture, the flowery bedroom comforter, or questionable living room sofa. It's not staying. Really.
Please don't be defensive, I'm just here to help you and answer any questions you may have. Maybe you had a bad experience once before, but I'm just doing my job. And if you would like to work with me as your realtor, I'd here to assist you!
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Monday, April 12, 2010
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Why I do it
As Realtors, we accompany our clients lots of places. But nothing is more important than going with a buyer to their closing.
If you have closed on a home, then you know that a closing can be deadly boring. It's called "passing papers" because you spend about an hour passing papers back and forth.
Unfortunately when you attend enough closings, they become commonplace, and as a realtor you may tend to consider it "just another day at the office".
Until one closing made me see it in a whole other light.
My buyers were a great young couple that were buying their first home. I had spent considerable time with them, looking at homes, going through the home inspection and financing process. As we sat at the closing table, they silently signed all of the paperwork, completed everything that was asked of them, until the pile of papers grew smaller and smaller. And then we were done.
The man and woman sat back and stared deeply at each other. She had tears in her eyes and quietly said "We have a house...."
I realized this wasn't just and excited to be a part of it.
The dream of owning a home is still a wonderful dream that can come true.
If you have closed on a home, then you know that a closing can be deadly boring. It's called "passing papers" because you spend about an hour passing papers back and forth.
Unfortunately when you attend enough closings, they become commonplace, and as a realtor you may tend to consider it "just another day at the office".
Until one closing made me see it in a whole other light.
My buyers were a great young couple that were buying their first home. I had spent considerable time with them, looking at homes, going through the home inspection and financing process. As we sat at the closing table, they silently signed all of the paperwork, completed everything that was asked of them, until the pile of papers grew smaller and smaller. And then we were done.
The man and woman sat back and stared deeply at each other. She had tears in her eyes and quietly said "We have a house...."
I realized this wasn't just and excited to be a part of it.
The dream of owning a home is still a wonderful dream that can come true.
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